Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 51 km S of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 51 km S of Fry, Greece on Sun, Dec 22, 2002, 12:44 PM GMT+2 (10:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-22 10:44:26 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.954° N, 26.835° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.794 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8669 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.272 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8641 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8638 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.960 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8686 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8701 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8710 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm5u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.